An explorer and a glaciologist are kite-skiing across Antarctica with a ground-penetrating radar to gather data that will ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

Microplastics are, it seems, everywhere. They’ve been found at the top of the highest mountains, and at the bottom of the sea ...

Antarctica is known for being a rather inhospitable place, what with its extreme cold, violent winds, and low levels of water – it is technically a desert. Much of continent also sits at high altitude ...

Some countries, most frequently China or Russia, use the “politicization of science” to block new conservation measures in the Southern Ocean, observers say. An international meeting dedicated to the ...

We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away — biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and tourist operators ...

When you think of Antarctica, the first thing that comes to mind is most likely that it's a frozen wasteland. Sure, there is some life in the Antarctic world. But for the most part, the land is mostly ...

Antarctica is often considered the coldest, driest, and iciest place on Earth. Yet somehow life continues to find a way. While global temperature changes may be fueling the melting of the polar ice ...

Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study. When you purchase through links on our ...

Foreword / Prince Albert II of Monaco -- Preface / Paul Arthur Berkman [and others] -- Science as a tool of diplomacy. Building the international legal framework for Antarctica / Marie Jacobsson -- ...

A large glacier in Antarctica produces a bright red river that oozes out of the ice, aptly named Blood Falls. Why the reddish water pours out of Antarctica's Taylor Glacier and into Lake Bonney ...